Whegbere Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Whegbere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Whegbere Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Whegbere Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Whegbere Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Whegbere occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Whegbere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whegbere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Whegbere is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Whegbere live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 86 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegbere931/
Wegber861/
Wogbere806/
Weingber752/
Weagbear751/
Wigber7110/
Wegver711/
Wagbare671/
Vigbere671/
Wogberi671/
Vagbere671/
Bigbear5348/
Vigbert536/
Vagbare531/
Vaghbare5017/
Bigbearr501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whegbere
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